CAN CSA-IS0 14020-1999 Environmental labels and declarations - General principles (First Edition).pdf

1、National Standard of Canada CAN/CSA-IS0 14020-99 (I SO 1 4020: 1 998) International Standard IS0 14020:1998 (first edition, 199. Depuis 191 9, IAssociation a parfait les connaissances techniques qui Iui permettent de remplir sa mission dentreprke, a savoir la CSA est un organisme de services indepen

2、dant dont la mission est doffrir une tribune libre et efficace pour la realisation dactivitb facilitant Iechange de biens et de services par Iintermediaire de services de normalisation de certification et autres, pour r6pondre aux besoins de nos clients, tant h Iechelle nationale quintemationale. Th

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21、 a ses besoins particulien. Although the intended primlay application of this Standard is stated in its Scope, it is important to note that it remains the responsibility of the users to judge its suitability for their prticullarpupse. CAN/CSA-IS0 14020-99 Environmental labels and declarations - Gene

22、ral principles CAN/CSA-IS0 14020-99 EnvironnzentaZ ZabeZs and deczarations - GenevaZ principzes CSA Preface This is the first edition of CSA Standard CANPA-IS0 14020, Environmental labels and declarations - General principles, which is an adoption without modification of the identically titled IS0 (

23、International Organization for Standardization) Standard 14020:1998 (first edition, 1998-08-01 ). The IS0 14000 family of Standards was developed by environmental experts from around the world, under the auspices of the IS0 Technical Committee 207. Canada plays a major role in this area. The Secreta

24、riat of ISO/TC 207 is held by CSA on behalf of Canadas member body in ISO, the Standards Council of Canada, and the Chair of TC 207 is a Canadian. Standards through CSAs national consensus development forums. The CSA Technical Committee on Environmental Labelling (EL) is the source of Canadian exper

25、ts for the IS0 14020 Standards. This Technical Committee provides expert input to the Canadian Advisory Committee to ISO/TC 207/SC 3 (CAC/ISO/TC 207/SC 3). In consultation with the EL Technical Committee, CAC/ISO/TC 207/SC 3 is responsible for developing and submitting coordinated Canadian responses

26、, comments, and voting actions on ISO/TC 207/SC 3 documents and helping to establish the Canadian position for delegates to take in international meetings. Technical Committee on Environmental Labelling has approved the technical content of this Standard and supports it on a continuing basis, provid

27、ing interpretations, updates and revisions, reaffirmations or withdrawals, as appropriate for Canadian stakeholders. This Standard was reviewed for Canadian adoption by the CSA Technical Committee on Environmental Labelling, under the jurisdiction of the Strategic Steering Committee on Environment,

28、and has been formally approved by the Technical Committee. A list of the members of the Technical Committee is available upon request. This Standard has been approved as a National Standard of Canada by the Standards Council of Canada. Canadian stakeholders participate actively in the development of

29、 the IS0 14000 family of International In proposing this International Standard for adoption as a National Standard of Canada, the CSA uly 7999 0 CSA International - 7 999 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form whatsoever without the prior permission of the pu

30、blisher. IS0 material is reprinted with permission. Inquiries regarding this National Standard of Canada should be addressed to CSA International, 7 78 Rexdale Boulevard, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M9W 7 R3. luly 7 999 CSA/l INTERNATIONAL STANDARD IS0 14020 First edition 1998-08-01 Environmental labe

31、ls and declarations - General pr i nci p les Etiquettes et declarations environnementales - Principes generaux Reference number IS0 14020:1998(E) IS0 14020:i 998( E) Foreword IS0 (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (IS0 member b

32、odies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through IS0 technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental a

33、nd non- governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work. IS0 collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISOAEC Directives

34、, Part 3. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. International Standard IS0 14020 was prepared by Technical Comm

35、ittee lSO/TC 207, Environmental management, Subcommittee SC 3, Environ- mental labelling. 0 IS0 1998 All rights resewed. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm,

36、without permission in writing from the publisher. International Organization for Standardization Case postale 56 CH-121 I Geneve 20 Switzerland Internet isoBiso.ch ii 0 IS0 IS0 14020:1998(E) Introduction Environmental labels and declarations are one of the tools of environmental management, which is

37、 the subject of the IS0 14000 series. Environmental labels and declarations provide information about a product or service in terms of its overall environmental character, a specific environmental aspect, or any number of aspects. Purchasers and potential purchasers can use this information in choos

38、ing the products or services they desire based on environmental, as well as other, considerations. The provider of the product or service hopes the environmental label or declaration will be effective in influencing the purchasing decision in favour of its product or service. If the environmental la

39、bel or declaration has this effect, the market share of the product or service can increase and other providers may respond by improving the environmental aspects of their products or services to enable them to use environmental labels or make environmental declarations, resulting in reduced environ

40、mental stress from that product or service category. iii INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 0 IS0 IS0 14020:1998(E) Environmental labels and declarations - General principles 1 Scope This International Standard establishes guiding principles for the development and use of environmental labels and declarations.

41、It is intended that other applicable standards in the IS0 14020 series be used in conjunction with this International Standard. Where other International Standards provide more specific requirements than IS0 14020, such specific requirements take precedence. This International Standard is not intend

42、ed for use as a specification for certification and registration purposes. NOTE Other International Standards in the series are intended to be consistent with the principles set forth in this International Standard. Other standards currently in the IS0 14020 series are IS0 14021, IS0 14024 and IS0 1

43、4025 (see Bibliography). 2 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this International Standard, the following terms and definitions apply. 2.1 environmental label environmental declaration claim which indicates the environmental aspects of a product or service NOTE label, in product literature, in

44、 technical bulletins, in advertising or in publicity, amongst other things. 2.2 life cycle consecutive and interlinked stages of a product system, from raw material acquisition or generation of natural resources to the final disposal IS0 14040:1997 NOTE 2.3 environmental aspect element of an organiz

45、ations activities, products or services which can interact with the environment An environmental label or declaration may take the form of a statement, symbol or graphic on a product or package “Product“ includes any goods or service. 3 Objective of environmental labels and declarations The overall

46、goal of environmental labels and declarations is, through communication of verifiable and accurate information, that is not misleading, on environmental aspects of products and services, to encourage the demand for and supply of those products and services that cause less stress on the environment,

47、thereby stimulating the potential for market-driven continuous environmental improvement. 1 IS0 14020:1998(E) 4 General principles 4.1 General All of the principles set out in 4.2 to 4.10 are applicable to all environmental labels and declarations. Where other International Standards in the IS0 1402

48、0 series provide more specific requirements than IS0 14020, such specific requirements shall be followed. 4.2 Principle 1 4.2.1 Statement Environmental labels and declarations shall be accurate, verifiable, relevant and not misleading. 4.2.2 Specific considerations The usefulness and effectiveness o

49、f environmental labels and declarations depend upon the extent to which they convey reliable and meaningful information about the environmental aspects of a product or service. Environmental labels and declarations shall provide accurate information about the environmental aspects of a product or service. The factual and technical basis for environmental labels and declarations shall be verifiable. Environmental labels and declarations shall provide information that is relevant; they shall address only nontrivial environmental aspects related to the actual cir